2026-560 - Senior Linguist (Chinese) (P-4)

Category : Language Services Branch - (0502)/Senior Linguist (Chinese) - (F0048)

Contract Type : Fixed-term Professional

Job Details :

The Secretariat for the Policy-Making Organs (PMO) facilitates meetings and wider consultations between States Parties—as well as meetings and consultations between States Parties and the Secretariat—by providing substantive and operational support to their decision-making process, coordinating the preparation of official-series and other formal documents. The Language Services Branch provides the policy-making organs of the Organisation and the Technical Secretariat with editorial, translation, and interpretation support. The Senior Linguist (Chinese) works under the direct supervision of the Head, Language Services Branch (Head, LSB), and serves as the final authority for the Chinese language in the OPCW. The Senior Linguist (Chinese) plans, organises, supervises and monitors interpretation, translation and revision work as well as the terminology research for Chinese.

1) Lead the Work Portfolio for Assigned Language: As the final authority for the Chinese language in the OPCW, plan, organise, supervise and monitor interpretation, translation and revision work and terminology research within the language section including contractual translations. Allocate work to the section staff, assign staff to specific duties and control the quality and quantity of output; Evaluate the performance of staff within the section and ensure the best use of their knowledge and experience. Recommend action on personnel, budgetary, procedural and other matters relevant to the efficient functioning of the section. Liaise with relevant OPCW units on the provision of linguistic services. 2) Provide Interpretation, Translation and Revision Services: Revise and/or translate texts of highly sensitive political, confidential or technically complex nature, provide simultaneous and/or consecutive interpretation services; Advise on language matters to Secretariat staff and relevant delegations and make authoritative language determinations in Chinese; Formulate and develop guidelines governing the work of the Chinese language section; Strictly comply with the OPCW confidentiality regime and other relevant policy documents. 3) Perform other duties as required.